tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post1299134326557796179..comments2024-01-20T23:55:26.269-08:00Comments on The Detritus Review: Going to Concerts for Free Is An Outrage!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-72930127434033814072009-01-15T12:11:00.000-08:002009-01-15T12:11:00.000-08:00Yes, Danny, formal dress is elitism. But nothing ...Yes, Danny, formal dress is elitism. But nothing alienates the audience more than the music itself. It's all high-and-mighty and intellectual and shit. That offends most people because its exclusionary -- even to those who regularly attend these concerts. <BR/><BR/>People across the spectrum are equally offended by everything associated with classical music -- liberals hate intellectualism because it makes it exclusive and less diverse (read PC), and conservatives are generally morons.<BR/><BR/>Harrumph.<BR/><BR/>Whatever, I do what I want.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-37855411441601631862009-01-15T11:10:00.000-08:002009-01-15T11:10:00.000-08:00I thought the line these days were that over-long ...I thought the line these days were that over-long concerts alienated potential attendees and strained their attention spans. But I guess that's reversed now. I'll update my talking points.<BR/><BR/>We're still supposed to say that the formal dress alienates the audience, right?Dannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07294716220776027168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-66131854372138780932009-01-15T11:05:00.000-08:002009-01-15T11:05:00.000-08:00Hey, the Fort Worth Symphony is one of the few tha...Hey, the Fort Worth Symphony is one of the few that have a composer-in-residence (even rarer among orchestras of comparable size and budget) and an orchestral reading program for emerging composers, FYI.AnthonyShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13162009600236566716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-4711616775258245442009-01-14T20:39:00.000-08:002009-01-14T20:39:00.000-08:00See, I like the other way. Macroni and cheese bef...See, I like the other way. Macroni and cheese before my concerts and the Star Spangled Banner before my hamburger helper. <BR/><BR/>By the way, who goes to see the Forth Wort Symphony anyway? That's a bit of an oxymoron to begin with. They should probably just let anyone in for free who didn't wear the spurs with their cowboy boots.<BR/><BR/>I know, ouch. Is it wrong to make fun of culturalless DFW? Or just cowboy fashion?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-47911689503643367552009-01-14T13:54:00.000-08:002009-01-14T13:54:00.000-08:00I like the Star Spangled Banner before all my conc...I like the Star Spangled Banner before all my concerts, just like I like my friend macaroni and cheese bites before all my meals. That's the 'Merican way.AnthonyShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13162009600236566716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-89308512605232926842009-01-13T14:05:00.000-08:002009-01-13T14:05:00.000-08:00Let me get this right: the Fort Worth Symphony pla...Let me get this right: the Fort Worth Symphony plays the Star-Spangled Banner before each concert? I suppose I can understand that, but still...<BR/><BR/>I can't image a good chef who serves the same appetizer for every meal.Empiricushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11629835829400843701noreply@blogger.com